Lu Ci quickly explained, "This is the Goddess! She's here to help us!"
"Put your hands on your hearts and tell me, was King Kang really a qualified monarch?"
"He's cowardly, selfish, and not very smart; he does stupid things that he thinks are clever from time to time!"
"He's just not in trouble now, but if he really becomes emperor, won't he end up like his older brothers?"
"And the goddess is an envoy sent down from heaven! As long as we submit to her, we can not only appease the people, but also resist foreign enemies!"
These ministers all felt that Lu Ci had gone mad!
Especially the first one, who has a rather volatile temper!
"Lu Ci! Are you out of your mind? How can such a young woman appease the people?"
"They're making all sorts of rumors about her, but I think this little wench is only good-looking and has no other use. Are they going to send her to the station for those guys to have their fun during the war?!"
"And I've heard that this little wench has the audacity to ask for rain."
"I refuse to believe she can summon rain!"
The people around them chimed in, "Exactly! It's just bad luck! A woman actually came to the council chamber of the Prince's mansion!"
"Lu Ci! Have you really been seduced by her?"
"Women are never allowed to enter such a heavily fortified military location!"
"It will bring you bad luck!"
"And even if Prince Kang has some faults, he is still a legitimate member of the royal family!"
"As long as we're supporting the legitimate royal family, who cares about all that!"
"Could it be that the Marquis of Zhenbei really can kill him?!"
"Don't we still have those able-bodied men at our disposal? Ever since they were captured, they've been stubborn and always trying to escape. Send them all to the front lines. Even if it's a war of attrition, we can wear down the Marquis of Zhenbei!"
"Exactly! What's there to be afraid of?"
"If we really can't win, we'll retreat to Mianzhou! Or we can cooperate with other kings and nobles. That's better than listening to this little wench!"
Lu Ci knew that these people would react very strongly, but he never expected that it would not be the death of the Prince of Kang, but that he would soon have to listen to a woman!
Especially the one who had the worst temper at the beginning, seeing Lin Ru standing quietly to the side, he got furious!
He felt that the woman's very existence was an insult to them men!
Moreover, these people who have reached their current positions are all seasoned veterans. How could they not know that Prince Kang was not the wisest choice? The reason they chose to resist Prince Kang was precisely because Prince Kang was the most timid and easy to manipulate!
They didn't care about the common people or the masses, nor did they care about the harm that putting such a monarch in a high position would do to the whole country!
They only think about how much power they will have in the future.
As their territory grows larger and their army grows, controlling a puppet emperor will be a piece of cake. But now, all their dreams have been shattered by this woman who suddenly appeared in front of them!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He grabbed a stool at random and rushed forward!
But he had only taken a few steps forward when a figure flashed in front of him. Before he could react, the stool in his hand fell to the ground along with the head!
He died without ever knowing who killed him!
Those nearby saw it clearly: the goddess produced a long sword from nowhere, her figure flashed in front of the man like a ghost, and she raised the sword to chop at his head!
The hard head was immediately chopped off!
Then, one after another, people started to rebel!
"Don't be afraid, everyone. She's just a woman!"
"Let's attack together and avenge King Kang!"
"Yes! Let's go together!"
"I don't believe it! What can a little girl do to us!"
"Yes! I'd rather die than submit to a woman!"
As Lin Ru listened to the hatred levels broadcast in her mind, she calculated who should be killed and who could be spared!
Within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lu Ci stood there watching as the goddess chopped off the heads of these people one by one, as if she were cutting watermelons!
The shouts and screams inside lingered for a long time, and the blood soaked through the mud and sand on the ground!
And the rest of the people finally learned their lesson!
They all knelt down at Lin Ru's feet, submitting to her!
She didn't actually want to start a massacre; she wanted to reason with these people, but they wouldn't listen at all. They were only thinking about what benefits they would gain from it!
Moreover, from their words, it was clear that these people looked down on women from the bottom of their hearts!
Since you look down on us, then kill us!
She doesn't have that much free time to try and win people over with virtue!
Moreover, no matter how virtuous she becomes afterward, as long as she is a woman, she will not be recognized by these people!
Military suppression is much more satisfying!
She looked at the trembling crowd below and calmly wiped the blood off her face with her sleeve!
He then slowly began wiping the blood off his knife!
Those people below were terrified of Lin Ru's power; it was the first time they had ever witnessed such terrifying strength!
Moreover, this goddess always possesses some strange and unusual weapons, making them impossible to defend against!
This made them wonder if they had misunderstood!
Although the common people say that the goddess is worth a thousand troops, in the eyes of those who hold absolute power, this goddess is just someone Qi Fang put forward to win people's hearts and take the fall!
But now they have a new understanding of the goddess!
Lin Ru casually wiped her knife, walking back and forth in front of the kneeling people!
Finally, he found the main seat in the council chamber and sat down in the place where King Kang had originally been!
She looked at her apricot-colored clothes, which were now stained red with blood, and tugged at them with obvious disgust!
He thought to himself: Ah! Red clothes are so much better! You can't even tell if there's blood on them!
Lu Ci, with a keen eye, said, "Goddess! Would you like to change your clothes before coming over?"
Lin Ru shook her head. "Sigh! Forget it! Let's finish this quickly! I want to go back and take a hot bath!"
"Everyone below! State your names! And state your positions!"
The people below quickly did as instructed, each stating their name and their position.
Lin Ru nodded secretly as she watched them, making sure they had killed all the people whose hatred level was almost full, before clapping her hands!
"Captain Qi! Come out! I've taken care of things here!"
Those below were somewhat bewildered by Lin Ru's words!
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